The Ruling on Delaying Hajj While Having the Ability
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Question:
Before it comes, leave it alone; do not let any of the envious ones have their way.
Answer:
The ruling is that he is exposing himself to danger. If he is being lazy, because he may die without having performed Hajj, Allah the Exalted says:[Ali 'Imran 3:97] meaning that abandoning Hajj [Ali 'Imran 3:97] The verse indicates that abandoning Hajj without an excuse is kufr (disbelief). It is narrated from 'Umar and others that whoever has the ability to perform Hajj and does not, let him die if he wishes as a Jew or if he wishes as a Christian. He wrote to some of his governors that if they find someone who is able to perform Hajj but does not, they should take the jizyah (tax on protected non-Muslims) from him, for he is not a Muslim. So, being lazy about Hajj while having the ability to do so is a great danger. Yes.
Before it comes, leave it alone; do not let any of the envious ones have their way.
Answer:
The ruling is that he is exposing himself to danger. If he is being lazy, because he may die without having performed Hajj, Allah the Exalted says:
And [due] to Allah from the people is a pilgrimage to the House - for whoever is able to find thereto a way. But whoever disbelieves
وَلِلَّهِ عَلَى النَّاسِ حِجُّ الْبَيْتِ مَنِ اسْتَطَاعَ إِلَيْهِ سَبِيلًا وَمَن كَفَرَthen indeed, Allah is free from need of the worlds.
فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ غَنِيٌّ عَنِ الْعَالَمِينَ
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام من أدلة الأحكام [ صالح الفوزان ]، كتاب الحج : باب فضله وبيان من فرض عليه — islamhouse.com (57:58)
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